Head-on wreck between dump truck, car critically injures 1

A head-on collision between a dump truck and a Volkswagen Jetta on County Road 208 Wednesday afternoon left one person injured.

St. Johns County Fire Rescue officials said the wreck happened about 3:50 p.m. Wednesday when the dump truck and car slammed into each other near County Road 13-A. County Road 208 was blocked for about an hour.

St. Johns County Sheriff's spokesman Kevin Kelshaw said in a news release that the Volkswagen driven by Stacy L. Forson crossed the center line and crashed into the Mack dump truck. The 30-year-old Forson was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated by emergency workers.

There were no passengers in the car. The driver of the dump truck, 56-year-old James Shaw of Weleka, was not injured.

Forson, of St. Augustine, was taken to Shands Jacksonville hospital in critical condition.

Kelshaw said the investigation is continuing but charges are pending against Forson. He added that "alcohol is a factor in the crash."